Joao Fonseca, an 18-year-old tennis sensation from Brazil, stunned world No. 9 Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open and credited Roger Federer's advice for shaping his grounded approach amid rising fame.

Joao Fonseca had the perfect response when he was put on the spot after making a statement debut at the Australian Open. The 18-year-old stormed through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. And he announced himself by beating world No. 9 Andrey Rublev in his opening match.

Fonseca was part of the 2024 lineup alongside Fils and Luca Van Assche of France; Michelsen, eventual finalist Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy of the U.S.; Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic and Shang Juncheng of China, who also goes by his Americanized name, Jerry Shang.

The 18-year-old qualifier became the talk of the town after beating ninth seed Andrey Rublev in the first round. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Joao Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in the first round of the Australian Open.

The qualifier, who reached his first grand slam main draw, faces ninth seed Andrey Rublev in the opening round

Fonseca has long looked like a star-in-waiting. Under pressure in his first Grand Slam set, he delivered beyond those lofty expectations

Fonseca, Fonseca, Fonseca. You’ve gotta watch Fonseca. It’s all I kept hearing. Fonseca’s a freak. Fonseca’ll be in the next Big Three. I clocked off work and grabbed a cold one late on Tuesday night to watch Joao Fonseca obliterate Andrey Rublev.

After advancing to the third round of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic admitted that he was surprised to break Roger Federer's Grand Slam match record.

Novak Djokovic has lauded Joao Fonseca after his stunning Australian Open victory over Andrey Rublev as he divulged that he sees himself in the Brazilian prodigy. Fonseca delivered a sensational performance to see off world No 9 Rublev 7-6(1),